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Exploring the Earliest Photograph of the White House

Take a journey through history and explore the earliest known photograph of the White House, taken in 1846 in a daguerreotype by John Plumbe Jr. Learn more about this incredible image here!
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White House daguerreotype by John Plumbe, Jr. in 1846 (Library of Congress)

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